Can math make redistricting more fair?
Just before midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 28, an independent, bipartisan commission voted to approve a new map for Colorado's congressional districts––dividing the state into eight territories with roughly equal populations......»»
New study unveils Boltzmann fair division for distributive justice
A research team, affiliated with UNIST has proposed a fair division method from a completely different perspective, using the Boltzmann division. The research team anticipates that their model could serve as a feasible fair division for complex real-.....»»
Warehouse workers say they “beat Amazon fair and square” in union fight
Amazon plans to appeal labor board ruling certifying the company’s first union. Enlarge (credit: Spencer Platt / Staff | Getty Images North America) Ever since New York-based Amazon warehouse workers voted to unionize.....»»
How to improve math skills among American children
In the past two decades, researchers have made great strides in uncovering how children learn math, but little of that new knowledge has trickled down to teachers, according to a new book on math education......»»
Newly discovered form of carbon is graphene"s "superatomic" cousin
Carbon in its myriad forms has long captivated the scientific community. Besides being the primary component of all organic life on earth, material forms of carbon have earned their fair share of breakthroughs. In 1996, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry w.....»»
New York governor signs modified right-to-repair bill at the last minute
Bill passed the state legislature with overwhelming majorities over the summer. Enlarge (credit: Getty) New York state governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Digital Fair Repair Act into law, months after it had passed bot.....»»
Bah, humbug! MacBook Air’s midnight finish was no match for a toy air hockey table
I’ve seen my fair share of wear and tear on anodized aluminum, but this cosmetic misfortune on my M2 MacBook Air takes the cake. So here’s what happened… more… The post Bah, humbug! MacBook Air’s midnight finish was no match for a toy.....»»
Twitter gets longer videos, cheap poll bots, delayed @ElonJet; TikTok spying and state bans
The ability to post longer videos on Twitter has been on a fair number of wish lists, and the company has good news and bad news on that front. TikTok also seems to be feeling left out by all the Twitter controversy, so decided to create some of its.....»»
Maker Faire Taipei Returns On Christmas Day
Maker Faire Taipei returns for a Christmas special! This December 24th & 25th, Taiwanese makers come to the capital to share their projects, learn new techniques, and get inspired by the always leading-edge designs and ideas that pop up at this fair.....»»
Here Comes a Bomb Cyclone to Ruin Christmas
The storm’s scale and severity is unprecedented. Almost everyone in America, and a fair few in Canada, will feel its force......»»
Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?
In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, h.....»»
New political redistricting procedure may prevent gerrymandering by forcing parties to act fairly
Voting districts are redrawn following each census in the United States. In most states, new district maps are implemented by the state legislature. This makes the process prone to manipulation by the current majority party, or gerrymandering. Althou.....»»
Deirdre Findlay joins McAfee as CMO
Deirdre Findlay joins McAfee as SVP and CMO from Condé Nast, where she served as Global Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Consumer Revenue, leading all consumer marketing efforts for brands including Vogue, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. As CMO.....»»
A Closer Look at the Fully Animatronic Version of the Hand From Netflix’s Wednesday
In Netflix’s revival of the Addams Family for Netflix, they may focus mainly on Wednesday but the rest of the crew doesn’t get completely ignored. One specific family member, a severed hand called “Thing” gets their fair shar.....»»
Statistics star number crunches Christmas, shows how math can help your decorations look tree-mendous
The festive countdown is in full swing and numbers are uppermost in mind, as people manage tighter budgets and fill their social calendars with long-awaited gatherings now the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has passed......»»
New research develops a model that optimizes political fairness for political redistricting
Political redistricting is a problem of national interest with consequences to electoral representation. It is a decennial process of redrawing the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts, and can affect a wide range of stakeholde.....»»
Making science more accessible to people with disabilities
The pandemic prompted workplace changes that proved beneficial to people with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM), but there's fear that these accommodations will be rolled back. With International Day of Perso.....»»
Dyscalculia: How to support your child if they have mathematical learning difficulties
A good grasp of math has been linked to greater success in employment and better health. But a large proportion of us—up to 22%—have mathematical learning difficulties. What's more, around 6% of children in primary schools may have dyscalculia, a.....»»
Streaming music is fair to both consumers and artists, says competition watchdog
Composers and musicians have long argued that streaming music treats them unfairly, with smaller artists earning tiny sums. But a UK competition watchdog has ruled that the streaming music industry is fair to both artists and consumers … more….....»»
Math approach may make drug discovery more effective, efficient
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. have devised a computer-based platform for drug discovery that could make the process more effective, more efficient and less costly......»»
The relation between executive functions and math intelligence in preschool children
Inhibition, mental set shifting, and memory updating are related to math skills in preschool children......»»